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10 iconic American cars from the movies

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Alex Bestwick

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6th April 2023

Classic American cars are all over the biggest Hollywood movies, but what happened after filming wrapped?
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Silver Standard – 1957 Cadillac Sedan De Ville

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Alex Bestwick

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20th January 2023

Retired from the funeral business, this three-owner superlative Cadillac now enjoys European holidays towing a caravan, but looks in better nick than some cars 40 years younger!
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The Last Years of the Big Yanks and the Swinging Sixties

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Alex Bestwick

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2nd December 2022

Geoff Carverhill concludes his look at American cars at the Earls Court Motor Show during the Sixties, with photographs from the Steve Miles Collection and the files of Autocar.
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“UNKL” Mach 1

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Alex Bestwick

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29th November 2022

Ringbrothers, creator of some of the most innovative and beautiful vehicles in the world, debuted the “UNKL” Mach 1, on the Flowmaster (Holley) stand at 2019’s SEMA Show. We take a closer look away from the bright lights of Vegas…
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Camaro, Corvette and the front-drive Eldorado

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Alex Bestwick

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25th November 2022

Geoff Carverhill continues his visits to the Earls Court Motor Shows during the Sixties, with photographs from the Steve Miles Collection and the files of Autocar.
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1960 Chevrolet Biscayne: More-door rarity

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Alex Bestwick

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22nd November 2022

Over the years, most enthusiasts craved the two-door coupes as being the more desirable model and consequently many four-door cars were either scrapped or used for banger racing, which has meant the four-door models have ironically become quite rare nowadays…
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Mustang, Barracuda and Earls Court’s 60th Anniversary

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Alex Bestwick

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18th November 2022

Geoff Carverhill takes us on a guided tour of the American car stands at the 1964 and 1965 Earls Court Motor Shows, with photographs from the Steve Miles Collection and the files of Autocar.
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Fast Freddie’s Famous Ford

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Alex Bestwick

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14th November 2022

If you’re a fan of NASCAR racing, there can be no greater tribute than a remarkable recreation of one of the ‘winningest’ cars of Ford’s Total Performance era: ‘Fast Freddie’ Lorenzen’s 1965 Ford Custom. Meet one man who did just that…
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The 1957 Chevrolet 210 that went from shell to shimmer – Cherry Bomb

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Alex Bestwick

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4th November 2022

It took two years to turn a ’57 Chevy 210 rolling shell into a dazzling, 700bhp, flip-front gasser. We got the inside story of this head-turning build that’s become a show favourite right across the US…
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Shooting star: 1964 Mercury Comet

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Alex Bestwick

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1st November 2022

Marc Lamude’s daily driver Comet might appear stock at first glance, but there’s a lot of work that’s gone into creating one heck of a monster Mercury, as Keith Harman finds out…
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